Orch/Beecham

AL'Oiseau de Feu
Bpart 2

Label: Columbia
Catalogue number: L1040
Genre: Classical
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #22420

The orchestra under Thomas Beecham performs Stravinsky's 'L'Oiseau de feu' (The Firebird) on Columbia L1040, a large-format 12-inch pressing from Columbia's premium L-series. Beecham was a champion of the Russian repertoire in Britain, and his early electrical Columbia recordings are collected by enthusiasts of British orchestral recording history.

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